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Eligibility of state-qualifying Veterans tennis player going to UIL commitee

Corpus Christi ISD Athletic Director Brenda Marshall said Monday another District 30-5A school is questioning the residency of one of the players on a Veterans Memorial state-qualifying tennis doubles team, and the matter will be heard by a UIL committee on Tuesday.

Marshall said Monday night that a hearing with the University Interscholastic League State Executive Committee is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday in Round Rock.

Veterans Memorial has two doubles teams going to state tournament, scheduled for May 18-19 in College Station. Marshall confirmed that the residency of one of the players on the girls doubles team of Loren Tristan and Hailey Rios was in question but did not reveal which player it involved. Veterans Memorial also has a boys doubles team that qualified for the state tournament.

At question is whether a player on the team was living in the proper attendance zone for Veterans Memorial.

Marshall said the player left the district in September and was home schooled, and returned to school a few weeks prior to the district tournament on April 6. The player played for Veterans Memorial last year.

Marshall said the residency issue was brought to the attention of the District Executive Committee by officials with Calallen ISD after the district tournament was completed in early April. But since the district tournament was completed, Marshall said UIL officials told district officials the matter had to be investigated by the district and would be handled at the state level.

Marshall said CCISD investigated the residency issue and said they found the player was living in the correct zone. Marshall added the school questioning the residency investigated as well. Marshall said both sides will present their findings to the committee on Tuesday.